Warner

'An army led by a council seldom conquers: it must have a commander-in-chief, who settles disputes, decides in emergencies, inspires fear or attachment. The head of the ring is such a commander. He dispenses places, rewards the loyal, punishes the mutinous, concocts schemes, negotiates treaties. He generally avoids publicity, preferring the substance to the pomp of power, and is all the more dangerous because he sits, like a spider, hidden in the midst of his web. He is a Boss.'-Lord Bryce Intro: I remember them cold nights, I was sleeping on the floor.  1925     Angelo waited in the backroom of Irving Cohen's butcher shop. It was a little past 6 and Irv was just closing up the shop, cleaning, putting everything away. 'Come down around closing time tomorrow, I  think I might just have a prime cut for you.' In addition to running the shop, Irv was something of a jack of all trades when it came to criminal activity, a little bootlegging, loansharking, fencing stolen g